As a young child, I was quiet and shy. And I ...

As a young child, I was quiet and shy. And I was ill for a long time. Since my parents has to　

work. I spent a lot of time at my grandparent’s home. While my grandmother cleaned the house and cooked, my grandfather played with me.

I was six when my grandfather died. A few months before he died, he gave me a beautiful blue

and white blanket (毯子). I loved the blanket very much because it made me think of my

grandfather. But after a few years, the blanket didn’t look very good. It had holes and was dirty. I

didn’t want to throw the blanket away, so my mother made the blanket into a book bag. I was proud

of the book bag, and I used it to carry my books to school every day for a few years. Then the book bag was broken. I begged my mother to make something out of it. She made it into a pencil-box. After a

few months, the pencil-box was broken, too. By then I could sew (缝), and I made the pencil-box

into a small wallet.

I used it for three years, but one day I lost it. I felt sad. My friends and family said, “Forget

about it, Paul. You can’t make something out of nothing.”

I thought about it for a while. I decided my friends and family were wrong. There was a way to make something out of nothing. I wrote down the story of my grandfather’s blanket.

1.In the author’s eyes, his grandfather might be a _____ person.

A. serious　　 B. cool　　 C. kind　　 D. successful

2.Paul wanted to make the blanket into different things because _____.

A. it was interesting　　 B. they made him think of his grandfather

C. his mother loved the blanket so much　　 D. her mother was very good at sewing

3.The phrase “was proud of” in the passage can be replaced by “_____”.

A. be surprised at　　 B. be angry with　　 C. get used to　　 D. be pleased with

4.From the story, we can know that _____.

A. Paul loved his grandfather so much.

B. the blanket could be made into many things

C. a few years later the blanket was still new

D. Paul’s friends bought him a new blanket

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. The Past Time　　 B. A Lost Wallet

C. My Grandfather　　 D. An Unforgettable Blanket

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The Young Pop King

He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn't smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he'll have a lot to say.

This is Jay Chou, the 33-year-old Taiwanese pop king(天王). His fans are so excited because he will sing songs on November 30, 2012 in Wuhu, Anhui Province. Many pop stars will come, too.

Chou grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects.His mother noticed the boy's special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing.

Chou is not very handsome. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has a lot of fans. "He is really good at music. It makes him attractive(有魅力的) to me, " said Liu Jiajun, a Junior 2 student in No. 101 Middle School in Beijing."He is true to himself. He never follows others, "said Zhang Yujie, a Junior 1 girl at No.23 Middle School in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province.

1.From this passage, we know that Jay Chou_________.

A．is very handsome                       B．has a bright smile

C．often makes too much noise               D．is a pop music star

2.His fans are so excited because_________.

A．he is quiet and shy.

B．he will sing new songs in Wuhu.

C．he can play the piano very well

D．Many famous stars will come to Wuhu.

3.When he was a little child, he_________.

A．talked a lot every day

B．did well in his study at school

C．started to like music

D．had a lot of fans

4.According to one of his fans,  Jay_________.

A．is a good student

B．has long and beautiful hair

C．is a well-known pianist

D．is very attractive to them

5.The sentence "He never follows others" in the last paragraph means_________.

A．he always has his own style.

B．he likes to walk alone

C．he doesn't like other people's songs at all

D．no one can catch up with him

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When I was in the seventh grade, I was shy, quiet and so was easily bullied(受欺负). I used to get very sad about it.

In an art lesson, just while the teacher was out, a big boy took away my pencil case, threw it across the room and sat back down. Later on, he took my schoolbag and pulled it towards him. I pulled back the schoolbag from his hand and for the first time, I pushed him away and hit him on the back. In the rest of the lesson, I did nothing but imagined what was happening next.

Then the teacher came to me，“Peter, are you OK？”

“Yes，” I answered.

“No, you are not. Come to my office after class，” he said.

There we had a long talk. He made me smile and I became confident(自信的) again. He taught me some life lessons, and said, “Get up, and don't be a bully yourself, but remember you are stronger inside, and if the bullies see this, they will stop.”

I remembered these words. From then on, every time I walked to school, I put my head high in the way, and the bullying soon stopped.

1.Why was Peter often bullied in the seventh grade?

A. Because he had no friends to help him.

B. Because he didn't study well.

C. Because he came from a poor family.

D. Because he was quiet and not confident.

2.What happened to Peter in an art lesson?

A. He took away the other's pencil case.　　 B. He made fun of another student.

C. He fought back for the first time.　　 D. He told the secret to the teacher.

3.How did Peter feel after it happened?

A. Lucky.　　 B. Worried.　　 C. Excited.　　 D. Confident.

4.Where did Peter have a long talk with his teacher?

A. In the classroom.　　 B. At the teacher's house.

C. At Peter's home.　　 D. In the office.

5.The teacher told Peter he should ________.

A. believe in himself　　 B. work hard on his lessons

C. have a stronger body　　 D. tell it to the teacher at once

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Sam had a new classmate.He was a boy with dark hair.And he ______ quiet and shy.Later，Sam knew that the boy's name was Li Ming and that he came from China.

Sam tried to talk to Li Ming，but he never ______．He only smiled.Finally，Sam knew that both the country and the ______ were new to him.

That night Sam found some easy Chinese words ______ the Internet and learned to say them well.

The next morning，Sam went to ______ to Li Ming again.“Hello，” he said in Chinese.“I am your friend.” Li Ming looked ______．He answered Sam in Chinese.Sam didn't understand (理解) what Li Ming said.

“My English is not ______，” said Li Ming.

“My ______ is not good either，” said Sam.

“I will teach you，” offered Li Ming.

“______ I will teach you，” said Sam.

Sam ______ a ball out of his backpack.“Do you want to play？” he asked.

Li Ming smiled.Sometimes words are not even necessary.

1.A. liked　　 B. seemed　　 C. sounded　　 D. felt

2.A. agreed　　 B. cared　　 C. heard　　 D. answered

3.A. planet　　 B. language　　 C. culture　　 D. Internet

4.A. on　　 B. of　　 C. about　　 D. for

5.A. write　　 B. send　　 C. plan　　 D. talk

6.A. careful　　 B. surprised　　 C. sad　　 D. outgoing

7.A. big　　 B. high　　 C. good　　 D. fast

8.A. Chinese　　 B. English　　 C. sport　　 D. math

9.A. Because　　 B. Although　　 C. And　　 D. If

10.A. hung　　 B. dug　　 C. covered　　 D. pulled

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Becky ________ in the city now, and she is not as shy as she ________.

A. used to live; was used to be B. is used to living; was used to being

C. used to living; used to be D. is used to living; used to be

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As a child, I was really afraid of the dark and of getting lost. These fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.

Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded in my own room at night that scared (使惊恐) me so much. There was never complete darkness, but always a streetlight or passing car lights, which made clothes on the back of a chair take on the shape of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the curtains (窗帘) seem to move when there was no wind. A very low sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the day. My imagination would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would lie very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.

Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, especially on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home. That was no problem. After school, though, when all the buses were lined up along the street, I was afraid that I would get in the wrong one and be taken to some other strange places. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my sight.

Perhaps one of the worst fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a serious one.

One of the processes (过程) about growing up is being able to realize and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that scared us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.

1._____________________would scare the writer at night.

A. Streetlight and car lights

B. Wild animals and enemies

C. Moving curtains and wind

D. Strange sights and sounds

2.When she went to some other places, she would ______________________.

A. walk away without others

B. take a bus by herself

C. follow others closely

D. make sure not to take a wrong bus

3.The underlined word "overcome" means "_________" in Chinese.

A. 接受　　　　 B. 忍受　　　　 C. 信服　　　　 D. 克服

4.Which of the following statements would be possibly TRUE when she was a child?

A. She thought being popular among people was important.

B. She was always the leader of the others.

C. She always got poor grades.

D. She was not at all liked by others.

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Short and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. "Football, tennis Cricket — anything with a round ball, I was useless." he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in England's rural Devonshire.

It was a mountain bike he received for his 15^th birthday that changed him. At first the teen went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind building up his body, increasing his speed, strength and endurance. At age 18, he ran his first marathon.

The following year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgway's school of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about the older man's cold-water exploits (成就). Intrigued, Saunders read all he could about Arctic explorers and North Pole expeditions, then decided that this would be his future. Journeys to the Pole aren't the usual holidays for British country boys, and many people dismissed his dream as fantasy. "John Ridgway was one of the few who didn't say, 'You are completely crazy,'" Saunders says.

In 2001, after becoming a skilled skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition toward the North Pole. He suffered frostbite, had a closer encounter (遭遇) with a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit.

Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he's skied more of the Arctic by himself than any other Briton. His old playmates would not believe the transformation.

This October, Saunders, 27, heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, an 1800-mile journey that has never been completed on skis.

1.The turning point in Saunders' life came when ________.

2.We can learn from the text that Ridgway ________.

3.What do we know about Saunders?

4.The underlined word "Intrigued" in the third paragraph probably means ________.

5.It can be inferred that Saunders' journey to the North Pole ________.

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People like the Water Festival as they believe water will ________ their bad luck and illness.

A. wash away　　 B. break down　　 C. calm down　　 D. lead to

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Mrs. Ball had a son. His name was Mick. She 　26　him very much and as（因为）he was not a 　27　child, she was always afraid that he might 　28　ill. 　29　she usually took him to see the best 　30　 in the town four times a year and asked the doctor to look 　31　the son.

During one of these 　32　, the doctor gave Mick all kinds of tests(检查) and then said to him, “Do you have any trouble with your nose or ears ?” Mick 　33　for a second and then answered, “Yes, I 　34 _.”

Mrs. Ball was very 　35　. “But I’m sure you have 　36　told me that, Mick!” she said worriedly. “Oh, really?” said the doctor 　37　. “And what trouble do you have 　38　your nose and ears, my boy?” “Well,” answered Mick. “I always have trouble with them when I’m 39　my sweater off, 　40　 the collar (领子) is very tight (紧的).”

1.A．loved　　 B．hated　　C．missed　　D．cared

2.A．rich　　  B．clever　　C．strong　　D．happy

3.A．is　　    B．are　　C．be　　 D．were

4.A．Which　　B．Of　　 C．But　　D．So

5.A．player　　 B．teacher　 C．doctor　 D．1awyer 　

6.A．after　　  B．over　　  C．for　　  D．at

7.A．talkers　　B．times　　 C．visitors　 D．stays

8.A．waited　  B．thought　 C．stood　　 D．looked

9.A．did　　   B．do　　   C．does　　 D．doing

10.A．excited　  B．interested　C．pleased   D．surprised

11.A．already　　B．just　　  C．never　　 D．always

12.A．angrily　　B．seriously　C．happily　 D．hardly

13.A．for　　    B．at　　   C．of　　    D．with

14.A．turning　　B．taking　　C．keeping   D．putting

15.A．because　  B．but　　C．although　D．till

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_______ my wish, I want to rest somewhere quiet and beautiful for two months.

A. In front of　　　　　　 B. As for　　　　　　 　　 C. At first

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